SMALL

Small Activities:
q Describe the items in the circles as “small” using the sentence strip. For example, ”A bee is small” or “A
coin is small”.
q Find 3 items around you that are small. Then, find 5 items around you that are NOT small.
q Point out small things in TV shows and movies!

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Answer these questions:
q What is the opposite of small?
q What is the smallest animal you can think of?
q Would you rather have a small or big pet? Why?
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The bee
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 All About A Bee

1 Category – A bee is an ______________.

2 Color – Bees are ____________________.

3 Size – A bee is ______________________.

4 Location – A bee lives in a ____________.

5 Parts – A bee has ___________________.

6 Actions – A bee ____________________.

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 DESCRIBE IT!

CATEGORY: What group is it in? Ex: food, insects, toys

COLOR: What color(s) is it? Ex: yellow, brown, white, black

SIZE: What size is it? Ex: bigger than a car, tiny

LOCATION: Where do you find it? Ex: on a farm, in the kitchen

PARTS: What parts does it have? Ex: wings, buttons, legs

FUNCTION: What does it do? Ex: plays music, grows

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All About BEES
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Bees are a type of flying

insect.
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Bees live in hives.

Antenna Wing

Head Thorax

Legs Abdomen

Bees have a lot of different

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Bees make honey.

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Bees live in groups called

colonies.
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Queen bees are in charge.

They also lay eggs.
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Honeybees are very social.

They work together.
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Bees pollinate flowers.

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Pollination helps us grow

fruit and vegetables.
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Scan the text below and make a smart guess.
What do you think the text will be mostly about?
q Active q Cluster

I think the text will be about ________________________. q Gather q Protected

READ: WHAT ARE THE SENTENCES MOSTLY ABOUT?

Bees aren’t often seen in the winter. This is because bees

stop being active once the temperature gets below 50º. }
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Instead, they gather together in the lower area of their
hive. There, they huddle together in a “winter cluster”
around the queen bee for warmth.

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The queen bee is always in the center of the huddle so
that she is protected. The entire hive works together to
take care of her year-round, even when it’s cold.

ANSWER: FIND THE MAIN IDEA:

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1) Where do bees go in the winter? Think about the information you wrote in the
boxes above. What do all of these details have
in common? What does the author want you to
know and remember about bees?
2) What is the name for the group/huddle of bees?
The main idea of the text is…
3) Why is the queen bee always in the center? ________________________________
________________________________.

SUMMARIZE:
This text described ________________. One thing I learned was that _________________________.
BEES BUTTERFLIES
BOTH

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 HOW I FEEL TODAY
By: _____________________

I feel…

happy sad angry surprised

worried silly excited confused

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because _______________
____________________
____________________
____________________.
 COUNT
tiny
SAY
THE
WORD
❏❏

WORD
WRITE
THE
WORD tiny
q What sound does it start with?
THE 1 2 3
SYLLABLES
PLAY q What does it rhyme with?

ASK q Have you ever heard this word before? YES / NO

AND
DISCUSS q What does it remind you of? It reminds me of...

Tiny means very small.

Some similar words are: teeny, little, micro
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Describe each picture using the word “tiny”.

Draw a picture of the word “tiny”. Read the sentence below.

“My sister found a tiny baby bird in
the grass yesterday!”
q Describe the bird. What do you
think it looks like?

q Describe your drawing using the word “tiny”.
CARRYOVER ACTIVITIES:
q Name 3 things that are tiny.
q Then, name 4 things that are NOT
tiny.
q Finish this: If I was tiny, I would...
TINY - Level One; Set One; Word Seven 2

Circle the synonyms and cross out the antonyms for tiny.

small giant little

huge large

hjhboujd mini puny big

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What does each sentence below mean?
1) Our school is really tiny.

2) There is a tiny rip in my sweater.

3) I made a tiny mistake on my math test.

4) I dropped my plate and it shattered into a million tiny pieces.

Write the definition of tiny in your own words below.

_____________________________________________________________

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 ADD A DETAIL - embedding adjectives
sentence detail

I see a bee. It is little.

example

I see a _________________ bee.

detail

I see a little bee.

Look at the example sentences above. Practice using the “add a

detail” strategy to combine the sentences below into one sentence:

1. I see a bee. It is yellow.

______________________________________________________

2. I need a beehive. It should be big.

______________________________________________________

3. Look at that bumble bee! It is round.

______________________________________________________

4. I don’t like bees. They are scary.

______________________________________________________

5. We have two bees inside of our house! They are tiny.

______________________________________________________
PICTURE
OF THE
WEEK

LOOK In this picture, I see...

THINK This reminds me of...

INFER I think he is ___________________________ because...

PREDICT Next, I think he will...

DISCUSS q Why is this person wearing this outfit?

q What are the bees making?
q Why are bees important?
Find Something That Is...
--in your home challenge--

1
Find something that is...

small

2
Find something that is...

yellow

3
Find something that is...

stinky

4
Find something that is...

full

5
Find something that is...

bright
Nature Walk Checklist
See how many of these objects you can find while out on a walk.

1
Find a...

bee

2
Find...

grass

3
Find...

squirrel

4
Find a...

leaf

5
Find a...

worm
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